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A review by wafer
Un cane al tempo degli uomini liberi by Henrietta Branford
4.0
A small novella written from the perspective of a hunting dog during a 14th century peasant revolt.
Can I just say that this is one of my favorite titles? It rolls off the tongue so well, and what a perfect summation of what makes a dog different from a wolf, that experience of knowing fire, bed, and bone.
Branford’s prose is such a treat, so uniquely lyrical and succinct. She sells the perspective quite well, though I do think it might have been more interesting had she not taken the approach of having the unnamed protagonist able to comprehend human speech. It’s very War Horse in that regard.
Can I just say that this is one of my favorite titles? It rolls off the tongue so well, and what a perfect summation of what makes a dog different from a wolf, that experience of knowing fire, bed, and bone.
Branford’s prose is such a treat, so uniquely lyrical and succinct. She sells the perspective quite well, though I do think it might have been more interesting had she not taken the approach of having the unnamed protagonist able to comprehend human speech. It’s very War Horse in that regard.